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Catz Student U23 Triathlon World Champion

Catz Student U23 Triathlon World Champion

Current Catz student, Sophia Saller (2011, Maths), has won gold at the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final which was held in Edmonton, Canada, from 26 August to 1 September 2014.

Representing Germany, Sophia won the U23 Women's World Championship with a race time of two hours, four minutes, 52 seconds. She finished ahead of Gillian Backhouse of Australia and Erin Jones of the United States, making her the new U23 Women's World Champion. You can watch a clip of the race highlights, which includes a short interview with Sophia, here.

Earlier in the summer, just days after finishing her exams, Sophia won silver at the 2014 ETU Triathlon European Championships in Kitzbühel, Austria.